Alaa Elhadi is an independent revenue management consultant for hotels, resorts, Airbnb hosts and property managers across Panama. Cornell certified, 18 years in the field, and every engagement is 1-on-1, remote and in your time zone.
Alaa Elhadi is an independent revenue management consultant who works 1-on-1 with hotels, serviced apartments, Airbnb hosts and property managers in Panama: pricing strategy, PriceLabs and Wheelhouse setup, hotel revenue consulting and channel optimization. Demand in Panama peaks February to March (Carnival) and is softest September to November, and every plan he builds starts from that calendar.
Ask in the chat, or book a 1-on-1 strategy session from $125. Last updated .
1 market
Destinations in Panama with their own page
Cornell certified
Master certificate in Revenue Management, 18 years of experience
Your time zone
Every 1-on-1 session scheduled locally
“Panama City is business, canal and banking travel plus retirees testing the country, while Bocas del Toro and San Blas sell island holidays. The dry season and Carnival are the peaks. Remote workers and retirees often test Panama with a month or two before moving, so good internet and furnished long-stay homes can earn well.”
Alaa Elhadi, revenue management consultant. Cornell certified, 18 years in hotel and short-term rental revenue.
Tourism in Panama is overseen by the Autoridad de Turismo de Panama (ATP), and accommodation carries a lodging tax. Panama has historically used regulation to protect the hotel sector, including restrictions on very short apartment stays in some residential zones, so owners should confirm what their building and zone permit before listing short-term. Registration and the lodging tax are the baseline national requirements.
Rates are set in Panama uses the US dollar as legal tender alongside the balboa, which is pegged at par, so pricing is fully dollar-based with no exchange-rate risk. That makes the calendar unusually simple to plan against pure seasonality and business demand. and priced for net revenue after channel fees. Channels: Airbnb, Booking.com and Vrbo carry demand, with Booking.com strong for Panama City business stays and Airbnb for the islands..
The moves Alaa makes first when a hotel or host in Panama books a session, and the errors he corrects most often. Every one is set up inside your own pricing tool, so it keeps working after the call.
Set weekday business rates in Panama City.
Build monthly rates for retirees.
Price islands for the dry season.
Add Carnival weeks.
Lower rainy-season floors.
Fully outsource your revenue management in Panama
Hand the daily pricing and these moves to me and my team, month to month.
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The dry season starts and North American travellers arrive for the holidays, so I raise rates on the islands and keep Panama City steady with holiday leisure stays.
Carnival is a major national holiday, so I price it as its own short season in beach and interior towns and set minimum stays early.
Rains begin, but business travel and long-stay guests keep the capital busy; I focus on weekday corporate and monthly rates there.
The wettest months slow island travel, so I protect floors and offer longer stays, while November's national holidays get short targeted premiums.
One person does the thinking on your account. Choose the kind of help your property in Panama needs; everything is remote, 1-on-1 and scheduled in your time zone.
For Panamanian property owners I review how your home competes between business, retiree and island demand, then build a yearly plan with clear Carnival and dry-season premiums and long-stay offers, so the property earns well across all guest types and every season of the Panamanian year.
I configure Panama listings in PriceLabs or Wheelhouse with you, using Carnival and November holidays as events, weekday business rules in the city and monthly retiree rates, so Airbnb pricing follows real demand rather than one fixed rate copied from a neighbour's listing.
With five-star hotel experience, I help Panamanian hotels manage corporate contracts, conference groups and leisure demand, set rate fences for Carnival and big events, and choose comparables based on district and guest mix, because a banking district tower and a Casco Viejo boutique hotel attract very different travellers.
Each market in Panama below has its own page with Alaa's notes on seasonality, events and how he would price it. Ask about any town or region not listed.
One-time and 1-on-1 on Zoom, priced by the listings in your account: from $125 to $615.
| Package | Listings | Session | Price |
|---|---|---|---|
| Starter | Up to 2 listings | 45-minute Zoom session | $125 |
| Growth | 3 to 6 listings | 60-minute Zoom session | $250 |
| Portfolio | 7 to 10 listings | 90-minute Zoom session | $370 |
| Scale | 11 to 15 listings | 90-minute Zoom session | $480 |
| Pro | 16 to 21 listings | 120-minute Zoom session | $615 |
| Enterprise | 22 or more listings | 120 to 240-minute Zoom session | From $635 |
One home in Panama City & Bocas del Toro
I build its seasons, floors and stay rules against its own comparable listings.
Listings across several areas
For example Casco Viejo plus Boquete: I set each area up separately, with its own comp set, seasons and minimum stays.
More than 21 listings
The large-accounts calculator shows the exact price and session length for your listing count.
Large-accounts pricingTell me what you run in Panama and what is not working. I reply in your time zone.
Done for you and month to month: I run your Panama short-term rental pricing every week. From $225 a month, priced by listing count with no cap.
| Listings | Core | Plus | Pro |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 listing | $225 | $305 | $395 |
| 5 listings | $565 | $765 | $990 |
| 10 listings | $965 | $1,305 | $1,690 |
| 25 listings | $1,415 | $1,910 | $2,475 |
| 50 listings | $1,865 | $2,520 | $3,265 |
Monthly prices. Managed plans start after the one-time PriceLabs strategy package above, so I build your Panama strategy with you first.
Managed pricing, run for you every day
For hosts in Panama City & Bocas del Toro who handle guests and listings themselves and want the pricing done every week.
Pricing plus listing and channel optimization
For listings competing in Casco Viejo: pricing plus listing content, promotions and channel work on every OTA.
Full revenue management with a monthly strategy call
For portfolios across Boquete and beyond, with forecasting, launch pricing for new listings and a monthly call.
Price your exact listing countI work as your outsourced revenue manager in Panama, priced by property size rather than per room: from $650 a month, after a one-time hotel pricing strategy setup from $750.
| Hotel size | Core | Plus | Pro |
|---|---|---|---|
| BoutiqueUp to 20 rooms | $650 | $900 | $1,150 |
| Small21 to 50 rooms | $950 | $1,300 | $1,650 |
| Midsize51 to 100 rooms | $1,400 | $1,900 | $2,450 |
| Large101 to 200 rooms | $2,000 | $2,700 | $3,500 |
| Large & luxury200+ rooms, luxury or multi-property | Custom quote | ||
Monthly prices, month to month. The one-time setup builds your Panama strategy before I take over.
A boutique hotel or guesthouse in Panama City & Bocas del Toro
Up to 20 rooms: one comp set, daily rates and stay rules, without hiring a full-time revenue manager.
A city or resort hotel in Casco Viejo
21 to 100 rooms: rate plans by room type, segment mix and event pricing, reported monthly.
Larger, luxury or multi-property in Panama
For example a group with hotels in Casco Viejo plus Boquete: quoted on size and complexity.
Ask for a custom quoteMost revenue problems are strategy problems. They get solved faster by one experienced person who looks at your numbers than by a process.
Master certificate in Revenue Management from Cornell University, and 18 years of hands-on pricing work.
A decade running revenue for international five-star properties before moving into short-term rentals.
Client reviews on Fiverr, from single-listing hosts to large portfolios.
No hand-off to a junior account manager. The person who reviews your property in Panama is the one who sets the strategy.
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Real feedback from PriceLabs pricing strategy sessions with Alaa.
Alaa is a consummate professional! Patient, thorough, efficient and effective in communicating. He not only made savvy adjustments to my dynamic pricing strategy, but also helped me to understand the reasoning behind his methods, granting me a better understanding of the PriceLabs platform. Strong work!
Airbnb host
Alaa was fantastic, going through each of the properties I had and gave great advice and actioned a great game plan. Would highly recommend for anyone looking to enhance their pricing strategy on PriceLabs. Alaa's experience goes beyond this which makes it very beneficial to have this holistic approach.
Property manager
Alaa helped me optimize my PriceLabs settings for my Airbnb listing and was very helpful and patient with answering any questions I had. He was also able to clearly explain why he made the changes he made, and it was obvious that he had a lot of experience in this field. I will definitely be back!
Airbnb host
Yes, often monthly.
Yes, weekdays are strong.
Yes. Panama has several national holidays in November, and Panamanians travel to the beaches and interior. I add those dates as short premium periods and set minimum stays where demand is strong, rather than treating November only as rainy season.
Often yes, especially in Boquete, Coronado and the capital. Many retirees test Panama before moving. I build clear monthly offers with utilities included, then compare that income with nightly pricing so you know which approach earns more over a full year, not just one season.
Yes. Alaa works 1-on-1 with hotels, resorts, serviced apartments, Airbnb hosts and property management companies throughout Panama, remotely, with no minimum or maximum portfolio size. He has dedicated market pages for 1 destination in Panama, and the same approach works for any town or region not listed. Prices are billed in USD and the strategy is built for Panama uses the US dollar as legal tender alongside the balboa, which is pegged at par, so pricing is fully dollar-based with no exchange-rate risk. That makes the calendar unusually simple to plan against pure seasonality and business demand. revenue.
Start a chat or book a session online. One-time PriceLabs strategy sessions are priced by your exact listing count from $125; managed plans start at $225 a month; hotel consulting is quoted per property; Revenuenaire Dynamic Pricing software is from $17.99 per listing per month. There is no minimum or maximum portfolio size.
Tell Alaa what you run in Panama and what is not working. You get a straight answer in the chat, in your time zone, and a clear next step: a 1-on-1 session, a consulting proposal or managed pricing.
Instant answers from the assistant, a revenue manager follows up in the same chat.
